this lineup is when i first saw sco. i think it was october 86 at the great american music hall in san francisco. the gods came down from olympus and blessed us with sound.
This is Dennis revealing “Chops Galore Inc” including speed, time sig precision, creativity, etc. Reminds me of way back in the day when Dennis played with Skylab at a local Baltimore club (when off the road). Skylab had Tony Bunn (bass), Jake Shepard (guitar) Paul Saroka (keys & lyricon) - and the musician would all leave the stage and give Dennis 15-25 min. Thanks to whomever for posting this!! 🙏🏾👍🏾🔥❤️
I've learned more about music from watching & listening to Dennis than I think I have from any other source, & I'm a guitar player. Back in the 1990s a drummer that I played with watched Dennis' instructional vids nonstop, & the entire band listened to P-Funk Allstars Live at Beverly Theater CD. Anyway, my drummer had heard that Dennis gave private lessons somewhere around Baltimore. Well, I'm from the Eastern Shore & was running crabs up there several times a week so I went through every phone book up there until I found it. I booked a private lesson (I can't remember the price), but I told my drummer we were going up to Chuck Levins & right before the Bay Bridge I told him what was really happening. He about crapped himself. So we get there, here comes Dennis around the corner & I about crapped myself too lol. BUT... the people at the drum store said only one person could back because it was a very small room & there were 2 kits. I explained that I had paid, & that I'd stand in the corner, but if only one of us could go back that it was going to be me, & I didn't even play drums. Well Dennis gave me this look over top his glasses like, "boy shit," & told me to grab a stool but my legs would have to straddle his hi-hat. I saw everything, hands & feet - including him doing one-footed bass triplets. I've seen Dennis quite a few times since, but that experience changed my life.
12:14 - This reaction from Grainger sums up the greatness that is Chambers. Most incredible solo I've ever seen. Just might have been for Gary too in that moment.
The way Chambers seamlessly switches from regular (i.e. hitting the snare with the conventional left hand) to the right is nothing short of astounding. That and about a MILLION other things, that is...
You can't say best drummer. You can say who you like best. There are so many super great drummers, they all bring their own magic to the table. For me, Dennis is my go-to favourite :)
quel showman ce dennis chambers quelle virtuosite quelle energie c juste purement incroyable je l avais oubliee cette video.....et dire que je continue a essayer de tenter des pov roulements sur une caisse claire....
Oglądałem to na żywo! Rozjarzony Gary i kamienny Dennis. Do dzisiaj trudno mi pozbierać szczękę z ziemi. Takie to było odjazdowe, że zupełnie nie pamiętam kamer.
